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This resource is complementary to medical intervention.<\/p>\r\n              <a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.moodtools.crisis.app\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\r\n                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/7\/78\/Google_Play_Store_badge_EN.svg\" alt=\"Google Play\"\/>\r\n              <\/a>\r\n              <a href=\"https:\/\/apps.apple.com\/us\/app\/suicide-safety-plan\/id1003891579\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\r\n                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/developer.apple.com\/app-store\/marketing\/guidelines\/images\/badge-download-on-the-app-store.svg\" alt=\"App Store\"\/>\r\n              <\/a>\r\n    <\/section>\r\n    <section>\r\n      03\r\n        <h2>Helping a person who is at risk to find specialised assistance<\/h2>\r\n        <p>Do not leave the person to cope on their own if they are in distress:<\/p>\r\n        <ul>\r\n          <li>Offer to accompany them physically to a medical appointment, to the crisis centre or to the hospital.<\/li>\r\n          <li>Help them to make appointments and offer to stay with them while they are making the call.<\/li>\r\n          <li>Encourage the person to contact professional or specialised resources:<\/li>\r\n        <\/ul>\r\n          <a href=\"tel:+352454545\">\r\n            SOS D\u00e9tresse\r\n            45 45 45\r\n          <\/a>\r\n          <a href=\"tel:+352571124500\">\r\n            CHEM crisis centre (Esch) &#8211; 24\/7\r\n            +352 57 11 24 500\r\n          <\/a>\r\n          <a href=\"tel:116111\">\r\n            KJT (Kanner-Jugendtelefon) &#8211; children and young people up to the age of 25\r\n            116 111\r\n          <\/a>\r\n          <a href=\"tel:80026002\">\r\n            P\u00e9itrusshaus \/ SOLINA &#8211; young people aged 12-21\r\n            8002 6002\r\n          <\/a>\r\n          <a href=\"tel:112\">\r\n            112, national emergency services\r\n            112\r\n          <\/a>\r\n    <\/section>\r\n  <!-- \/psl-duo -->\r\n  <!-- \u2550\u2550\u2550 STEPS 4 & 5 \u2550\u2550\u2550 -->\r\n    <section>\r\n      04\r\n        <h2>Promote social contact and activities<\/h2>\r\n        <ul>\r\n          <li>Suggest activities that the person used to enjoy previously (sport, leisure activities, excursions) to distract them from negative thoughts.<\/li>\r\n          <li>Gently encourage them to see people, without putting pressure on them.<\/li>\r\n          <li>Offer to help with everyday tasks (shopping, formalities, children).<\/li>\r\n          <li>Pay attention to significant dates (anniversaries, grief, important events which may increase the risk).<\/li>\r\n        <\/ul>\r\n    <\/section>\r\n    <section>\r\n      05\r\n        <h2>Things best to avoid<\/h2>\r\n        <ul>\r\n          <li>Minimising the person&#8217;s suffering (&#8220;It will pass&#8221;).<\/li>\r\n          <li>Taking things personally.<\/li>\r\n          <li>Dramatising or judging (&#8220;It would be cowardly&#8221;).<\/li>\r\n          <li>Giving simplistic advice.<\/li>\r\n          <li>Doing everything for them or trying to find an answer to everything.<\/li>\r\n          <li>Saying &#8220;Pull yourself together&#8221; or comparing yourself to them.<\/li>\r\n          <li>Leaving them alone at critical times.<\/li>\r\n          <li>Promising to be available at all times (remain honest about your limits).<\/li>\r\n          <li>Promising to keep things secret: it is important to tell the person clearly that you will not keep everything to yourself in order to help them.<\/li>\r\n        <\/ul>\r\n    <\/section>\r\n  <!-- \/psl-duo -->\r\n  <!-- \u2550\u2550\u2550 CTA \u2550\u2550\u2550 -->\r\n    <p>Having you as a listener and your support and practical action (keeping them company, keeping them safe, advising them) may make all the difference.<\/p>\r\n    <p>If the situation becomes urgent, call <a href=\"tel:112\">112<\/a> without delay.<\/p>\r\n\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Responding If you have noticed warning signs in someone close to you, it is often difficult to know what to do. 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